Vadivelu & Kausalya Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Kausalya appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1998 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Manadhai Thirudivittai (2001 — 4.4/10). Films span Jolly (1998) through Manadhai Thirudivittai (2001).
The Vadivelu & Kausalya partnership
From Jolly (1998) to Manadhai Thirudivittai (2001). The played out closed with Manadhai Thirudivittai in 2001. It started with Jolly (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Jolly; the 2000s to Manadhai Thirudivittai. Vadivelu acted in every film; Kausalya acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.4/10.
- Jolly0
- Manadhai Thirudivittai
- Engalukkum Kaalam Varum0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Vadivelu had 49 films behind them; Kausalya had 2. After Manadhai Thirudivittai, Vadivelu kept going for 107 more films; Kausalya stepped back.
Before Jolly, Vadivelu had starred in 49 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Gokulam (1993).
After Manadhai Thirudivittai, Vadivelu went on to appear in 107 more films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Arya (2007).
Before Jolly, Kausalya had starred in 2 films, including Nerrukku Ner (1997) and Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga (1997).
After Manadhai Thirudivittai, Kausalya went on to appear in 13 more films, including Kiss (2025) and Santosh Subramaniam (2008).
Collaboration Journey
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